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NEW DELHI: Chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Saturday exhorted the young electors to not only vote without fail, but to also lead the fight against misinformation, disinformation, and false narratives. “For this, it is essential that they remain fully informed about electoral processes and the various initiatives of the Election Commission, and actively disseminate…
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (Image credit: PIB) Parliament will begin a special discussion in the Lok Sabha on Monday to commemorate 150 years of Vande Mataram, a song that remains one of the most debated symbols of India’s freedom struggle.Prime Minister Narendra Modi will open the debate, with defence minister Rajnath Singh scheduled to conclude it….
Jharkhand’s health minister Irfan Ansari (File photo) Jharkhand’s health minister Irfan Ansari is under fire over his alleged call to people to lock up booth-level officers when they visit homes during the special intensive revision of electoral rolls. Opposition parties in the state have condemned the remark and demanded his removal, while Election Commission has…
NEW DELHI: Bihar’s assembly election results have delivered a sweeping win for the NDA government. The victory itself was no surprise, with exit polls already predicting a clear return to power for the National Democratic Alliance.What truly stood out, however, was not the win but the massive scale of the political shakeup that gave NDA…
NEW DELHI: Bihar moves into the verdict stage on Friday as counting began at 8 am, alongside bypoll results for eight assembly seats across six states as well as union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Early trends in the Bihar elections show the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) crossing the halfway mark, widening its lead over…
NEW DELHI: Counting of votes in the Supaul Assembly constituency will begin at 8:00am today, with the spotlight on JD(U) heavyweight Bijendra Prasad Yadav, who is seeking to retain the seat for a third consecutive term. He faces a triangular contest against Congress’s Minnatullah Rahmani and Jan Suraj’s Anil Singh, in a region where caste…
PATNA/NEW DELHI: Bihar’s electorate headlined Round 1 of the “vikas versus badlav” battle Thursday with the state’s highest-ever voter turnout of 64.7% in 121 assembly constituencies of 18 districts, marking a decimal-point improvement over the previous record of 64.6% in the 1998 Lok Sabha election. The assembly poll turnout closest to the new record is…
NEW DELHI: Congress is rushing senior politician Ashok Gehlot to Patna for a meeting with RJD scion Tejashwi Yadav to resolve Bihar assembly election-related issues, ranging from “friendly fights” to manifesto release and campaign plan. Opposition sources said Congress general secretary KC Venugopal held a discussion with Tejashwi, following which Gehlot, state in-charge Krishna Allavaru…
Bihar will vote in two phases – 6 and 11 November. (PTI photo) In the upcoming Bihar assembly election, multiple factors will come into play including caste dynamics, anti-incumbency sentiments, internal rifts in both major coalitions, the emergence of new political players like Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party and significant voter-driven issues like unemployment and…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Sunday said that it has implemented 17 new initiatives to conduct the upcoming Bihar assembly election in a smoother manner. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said that these initiatives will be incorporated across India in the upcoming elections.At a press conference in Patna, Gyanesh Kumar said, “Seventeen new initiatives…
